When You Believed More as a Kid
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When You Believed More as a Kid

B1IntermediateOctober 12, 20261 min
  • One speaker
  • Religion

There was a version of your faith that came easy — bedtime prayers that felt real, trust that didn't need evidence, a God who felt close without you trying. Something shifted. You're not sure when.

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I didn't know why I believed.

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I just believed it.

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Sometimes I miss how easy faith felt when I was a kid. Not because I knew more about God. Honestly, I would say I knew a lot less. I didn't know why I believed.

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I couldn't give you some deep theological answer. I just believed it. I remember being younger and praying without wondering if my prayers actually went anywhere. I could hear a Bible story and just accept that God was involved.

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But then I grew up. I saw things that didn't make sense. I had prayers that didn't go the way we hoped. I watched people I loved got hurt and started to ask questions that don't have easy answers.

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